The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Inter-Party Affairs on Women Affairs, Hon. Nkoyo Otu, has been accused of diverting 300 bags of rice meant for the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). According to a source, Hon. Otu was given 450 bags of rice to give to IPAC but she only gave them 150, diverting…
By Solomon Azu The Wife of the Cross River State Governor, Rev. (Mrs) Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, has described skills acquisition as a prerequisite to navigating the complexities of the current economic realities. Making the assertion during the opening ceremony of the free Skill Acquisition and Digital Empowerment Programme organised by the Mountain of Fire and…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for a 365-kilometer railway to connect the southern part of the state with the north. The project is a Public-Private Partnership funded initiative driven by Messers Reinhoke LLC in partnership with the State government. Performing the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday at the premises…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday, 17th August 2024, as the new date for the Local Government Congress in Cross River State. This was disclosed by a statement with reference number Ref: PDP/DOM/GF.2/VOL.IF/ 24-165, signed on 7th August by Venatius Ikem, PDP Chairman in the state. According to the statement, the reason for…
A former Bakassi detainee and frontline separatist leader, Princewill Chimezie Richards, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Bola Tinubu to conduct a referendum for the people of the South East and South South as the government has failed to revive the seaports in the region, as well as treating the…
Tim Walz’s battalion commander, John Kolb, slammed him on FB, saying, “When the demands of service and leadership got real… [Walz] chose another path.” Kolb tagged Thomas Behrends who previously spoke out against Walz during an interview with Alpha News. “I do not regret that Tim Walz retired early from the Minnesota Army National Guard,…
The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu, has paid tribute to Mrs Magdalene Abang as she marked her 85th birthday, describing her as a true role model. Mrs Abang, who achieved the remarkable milestone, is the mother of Amb. Soni Abang, the former Nigerian Ambassador to Mali. Accompanied by members of the executive…
The Head of Service of Cross River State, Dr Innocent Eteng, has said there is no physical verification exercise yet for retirees in the state. Dr Eteng was reacting to a purported press release making the rounds that a specific date, August 12 -20, 2024, has been slated for the physical verification of retirees in…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC): (1) Mrs Linda Nkechi Oti – Abia (2) Mr Akpan Imo Effiong – Akwa Ibom (3) Mr Enefe Ekene – Anambra (4) Professor Steve Ugba – Benue (5) Chief Eyonsa – Cross…
The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) and Tourism Volunteers Network (TVN), Cross River State Chapters, have applauded the newly elected National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) executives while highlighting future youth engagement initiatives. The election, held three weeks ago, has ushered in a new leadership led by Comrade Emmanuel Olayi as Chairman and Ngban…
